Cutting and gauging apparatus



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EEWJAMI/V L/EEOW/il Patented July 11, 1950 UNITED i STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,514,959; CUTTING AND GAUGING APPARATUS Benjamin Liebowitz Lewisboro, N. Application March 19, 1949, Serial No. 82,434

19 Claims. (Cl. 112-130) I This invention relates to apparatus and meth- .Patent No. 2,477,813, issused' on August 2, 1949.

This application is a continuation-impart of application Serial No. 783,044, filed October 30, 1947, which now stands abandoned;

As currently made by most shirt manufacturers, sleeve facings involve labor costs which are large in proportion to the intrinsic importance of that particular part of the garment. On

account of this high cost'of the conventional type of sleeve facingssome manufacturers have adopted a simplified form of facing which has the disadvantage either of an unsatisfactory appearance; or of relatively large cloth consumption.

An object of this invention is to provide apparatus and methods for manufacturing a simplified facing which is entirely satisfactory in appearance, neatness and strength, whichrequires a; minimum yardage, and which at the same time can be manufactured at a low cost.

A further object of my invention is to provide a novel and simple mechanism applicable to existing types of sewing machines to facilitate attachment of facings to sleeves.

Another object of my invention is to provide a mechanism of this character that is simple and effective in operation, and efficient for the purposes intended. 1

. Still another object of my present invention is to provide a novel method of applying facing's that-will reduce manufacturing costs considerably over those now extant.

Other objects and novel features of the invention will appear in the following description and accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a piece of fabric cut to form a sleeve and having a slit or vent which is to. be faced;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing. the facing strip attached to the vent of the sleeve shown in Figurel;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a completed sleeve facing before the cuff is attached;

.Fi'g. 4 is a plan view .of the sleeve shown in Figures 1 to 3 with the'cuff-attached;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation partly in cross-section showing the principal elements of my new devicein association with a sewing machine;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of thedevice shownin Figure 5 showing certain parts of the device in greater detail, seen in direction of arrow 6 on Figure 5;

Fig. 7 is afront elevation of the device shown in Figures 5 and 6 seen in direction of arrow 1' on Figure 6;

Fig. .8 is a planview of a modified presser foot used in connection with the device shown in Figures 5 to 7;

Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the presser foot shown in Figure. 8, seen in direction of arrow 9' of Figure 8, with my new gauging device attached thereto, in non-operating position;

Fig. 10 is a plan view of the gauging device shown in Figure 9, seen in direction of arrow It on Figure 9;

Fig. 11 is a front elevation of the gauging device shown in Figure 10, seen in direction of arrow I! on Figure 10; i

Fig. 12 is a side view of the presserfoot, seen in direction of arrow 12 on Figure 8 showing the gauging device in cross-section and the sleeve in place, inoperating position;

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary side elevation of the device shown in Figures 5 to 7, and shows certain parts of the device in greater detail; and

Fig. 14 is a diagrammatic plan view showing the gauging device located with respect to the presser foot and showing the sleeve in position ready to have the cutting and stitching operations performed.

The main parts of my new device may be made asan attachment to a conventional type of sewing machine, e. g., a bar tacker. The sewing machine shown in the attached drawings is of such conventional type, and therefore, the con,- ventional sewing machine parts are indicated in the drawings only insofaras is necessary for the understanding of the functioning of my-new gaugingand cutting device.

Referring nowto the drawings, a sleeve facing which is particularly adaptable to my method and apparatus is shown'inFigures 1, 2, 3 and 4. 1 Figure 1 shows a piece of fabric l0 cut to form a sleeve of a shirt. This sleeve is slit to form the usual vent II. In a preferred embodiment, this slit is a straight line out so as to form a small angle with the stripes of the sleeve which are schematically indicated at I2.

The sleeeve facing itself is shown at is in Figure 2 after it has been sewn to the vent II. This facing I3 is in the form of a strip and is preferably of the type known as a continuous facing. It comprises a strip which is out about say 1 to '2 inches wide, and which is folded double longitudinally, and then has the cut edges turned in so as to leave no raw edges when the turned in edges are seamed to the sides of the vent H.

Figure 2 shows the sleeve facing l3 stretched out and attached to the sleeve by means of the stitching I4.

Except for the angle of the slit H, the facing arrangement shown in Figures 1 and 2 represents conventional practice for certain types of garments and need not be described in further detail since it is well-known to those familiar with the art of shirt-making. The method and apparatus here disclosed are fully applicable to such conventional facings.

The length of the facing strip in excess of twice the length of the slit l I. Since it is not feasible to control this length to a high degree of precision, it is usual to cut the strip l3 slightly longer than is needed, so that it has end portions projecting beyond the sleeve as shown at I 4 and I5.

In order to bring the facing l3 from its open position shown in Figure 2 into the final folded position shown in Figure 3, the facing is bent transversely at its center so as to form two legs iii and H. I '5 becomes the upperleg which is left more or less in the position shown in Figure 2 with respect to the sleeve ID, i. e. turned under the sleeve so as to be hidden from view. I6 is the lower leg which is straightened out so asto extend under the upper leg 11. The final result is shown in Figure 3, in which two legs [6 and I1 are positioned more or less superimposed after they have been folded transversely at the crotch l8.

To complete the stitching and permanently hold the facing in the position shown in Figure 3, stitching i9 is placed at or near the crotch Hi. This stitching I9 may be in the form of a bar tack. It is preferably made so as to pass through the sleeve Ill, and the upper and lower legs I6 and H of the facing strip is very near the crotch l8.

The lower ends l4 and I of the facing i3 are permanently held in the position shown in Figure 3 by the cuff stitching portion 20 by means of which the cuff 2! is attached to the sleeve as shown in Figure 4.

One of the essential operations in the'manufacture of sleeve facings is the trimming of the cuff end of the sleeve so as to trim off the end portions l4 and I5 of the facing strip i3 and so as to even out any slight inequalities in the length of the sleeve parts adjacent the facing strip I3. After this trimming operation the cuff 2| may be attached at any point in the subsequent sequence of operations on the sleeve.

The lower end of the completed sleeve with the cuff attached is shown in Figure 4 where the cuff is indicated at 2|. It will be noticed that all parts of the facing l3 itself are substantially hidden from view and are kept permanently in folded position by the bar tack l9 and by the cuffstitching 20 at the cuff end.

If produced by ordinary methods, the facing !3 shown in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive would require two separate operations: 7

(1) Folding the facing in proper position, including adjustment of the legs l6 and ll to even length and applying the stitching l9; and

(2) Trimming off of the protruding end portions ill and i5 of the facing, evening u at the same time any unevenness at the bottom of the sleeve and trimming the ends of loose threads.

A substantial part of the time in each of these operations in the handling time, via, the pick I3 is somewhat.

ing up of the sleeve, adjusting it for the operation, and restacking after the operation is performed. It would obviously be more economical to perform the operations mentioned above in a single handling, and in particular to perform the trimming operation essentially while the stitching operation is in progress. To accomplish this result, however, involves several problems including a double gauging of the work, viz., gauging of the sleeve so as to place the stitching IS in proper position, and at the same time gauging it so as to properly trim the end of the sleeve, and to remove the protruding end portions it and I5 of the facing strip l3, with due regard to inevitable variations in length of vent arising from manufacturing operations up to this point.

It is, therefore, a primary object of this invention toprovide a machine which will perform both of the above mentioned operations as a single operation, which will provide double gauging means for accomplishing this end, and which. will provide a maximum of speed and simplicity in the handling of the garment parts in the: process.

Figure 5 shows in dotted line certain parts of a conventional tacking machine. Shown by solid lines, partly in cross-section, are essential parts of my attachment. The dotted part 22 represents an arm of the sewing machine which car-- ries parts necessary for clamping the work in operating position, and to which are imparted the motions necessary for the formation of the tack.

In the housing 23 of arm 22, is arranged a vertical slider 24 which is pressed downward by a spring mechanism not shown, and which can be raised by conventional knee-left or foot-lift means which are also not shown in the drawings. Carried on the lower end of the slider 24 is the clamp or presser foot 25 which has a slot 26 through which the needle 27 operates. This presser foot 25 is especially designed for use in connection with my apparatus.

The presser foot or clamp 25, when in lowered position, holds the work to be sewn firmly between it and a clamp plate 28 shown in dotted lines. This clamp plate 28, being required to move in unison with the arm 22, is fastened at 30 to a bar 29 which is solidly connected to the arm 22 at its rear end and rests on the bed 3! of the machine as shown in dotted lines in Figure 5.

It will be understood that all the parts so far described (with the exception of the presser foot 25) are standard parts of a conventional tacking machine.

My new attachment itself comprises the specially designed presser foot 25 mentioned above, a gauging member 32 which is carried by the presser foot 25, and a supporting member 33 which is mounted on the bed 3| of the machine so as to bridge over the bar 29 and leave clearance for its motion.

The supporting member 33 carries a stationary curved cutting blade 34 on its rear face. A bent supporting plate 35 with opening 36 is mounted partly on member 33 and covers all exposed parts. Thus it provides a suitable smooth platform on which the sleeve end can be laid flat for sewing. The supporting member 33 is adjustable forwards and backwards, towards and away from the presser foot 25 so as to adjust the dis tance from the gauging edge of the gauging member 32 to the cutting edge of the cutting blade 34. In this way the amount of material to be cutoif in the trimming operation'is adjusted.

Essentially, then, a preferred embodiment of my. invention comprises a gauging member 32 i which is elastically mounted on the presser foot and is adapted for gauging the work by. using the crotch as the take-off, point as will be more fully described hereinafter, and acutting blade S t-which is; adapted to trim the end of the sleeve at;a predetermined distance from said gauging member 32.

As shown in Figures, the clampplate- 28 is conventionally mounted on bar 29 and is, provided witha slot. 3? to allow the needle 21 to go'through; This-bar 29 carries thearm 22 as shown in dotted lines in Figures 5 and 6. They supporting member? is mounted on the bed of themachine soas to clear the bar 29 by-means adjustment of the distance between the gauging member 32 and the cutting ,edge of the cutting blade 34. Cooperating .with the stationary cutting blade 36 is the movable cutting blade 13 which is clamped to' the arm Mt by means of wedge-shaped members in order to impart a curvature to'the movable blade ts corresponding tothe curvature of the stationary cutting blade 34. This curvature is desirable in order to allow the cutting blade to bite into the sleeve proper,

as shown in Figurel hwherever that should be.

necessary without necessitating the, trimming of the whole length of the bottom of the sleeve.

The arm M which carries the movable cutting blade 43 is pivoted by means of a spindle 46 having a tapered portion M which fits into a correspondingly tapered hole 4-8 in the arm 44. The tapered members ll and t8 areassembled under pressure by means of the nut 39 which works on a screw on the spindle 5. The ends of the spindle fldride in bearings in a block 58 which is bolted to the plate as by means of the screws 5|. The holes in the block 5!] which receive the screws 5| may have clearance so that the bloci: 5!! will have some freedom for adjustment.

vAs the position of the movable blade 43 is 7 determined by the position of the blade arm Mi and since the position of' the blade arm M is determined, through the intermediary of the spindle 46, by the position of the block 50, it will readily be seen that'allowing the block 5!! to have some freedom before clamping it down enables torsion spring 5d may be used as shown in Figure 6, said spring bearing transversely against a pin 55 mounted in the block 55], and a pin 55 mounted in the blade arm M. It will be understood that spring 54 alsoacts by longitudinal pressure to,

urge the movable blade i3 toward the fixed blade 34.

ator: will be unable. to injure himself by-inadvertent-operation of the movable cutting blade 43'. Furthermore, for a. cutting action of the type involved here, itwis; practically necessary to clamp .the work veryclose to the stationary cutting bladev 34 in order. that the work shall not shift during the cutting process. In order to attain these objects-11 provide combined clampingand safety. means, as will be described below.

The block carries at its rear end a transverse shait' 5.? which is held in position by a collar it and elastically urged both laterally and rotationally by the torsion spring 59 co-acting with acollar (:30, also carried on the shaft 51. Pinned at 61 on the extending end of the shaft Elisa crank arm G2 which is manually operated bymeans of an extension 63 carrying a knob 64. Fastened 'to the forward edge of the'crank arm 52 is a guard plate 65. (see Figures 5, 6-, 7 and 13) by means of the screws 66. The lower portion of the guard plate 65 has mounted on it elastic fingers. 6'1 adjustably held on the plate 65 by means of screws 68'; 5

Instead of using spaced fingers Bl as shown, I inay'use a continuous comb of relatively thin spring bronze, or a continuous strip of rubber of suitable cross-section and hardness.

Figure 5 shows the relative position of the guard. plate 65 and the elastic fingers 61. with reference to the stationary cutting edge 34" when the. plate 65 is in the down or clamping position. The distance'between the lower edge of the guard plate and the surface of the slanting supporting plate 35 is then such that an operative can not easily get his fingers therebetween: Hence, when the guard plate is in the down or operating position, the operative's fingers are kept from access to thecutting edge.

At the same time thework is clamped by the l ii able blade arm 4d blocked againstmoyement by means of an extension shown at 5 9, which carry a hardened. member ill whichwill ab t a ainst a in so long as the pin it protrudes. as shown in siiguresfi and 7, the arm 44 can not be lowered. When, however, the crank arm 62 which carries the guard plate 65 and the elastic fingers 6! .is lowered, a recess 12 in the. arm 62 comes op- In machines or the kind involved here it IS very desirable and, in fact, necessary to provide adequate safeguards so that the machine oper pos-ite pin ii and permits the spring 13 to push the pin H to the left, thereby withdrawing this pin so as to allow the extension 6i to pass and hence allow lowering of the blade arm 44.

The recess i2 is tapered so as to cooperate with the taperednose M onthe pin ll so that, in

course of normal operation, raising of the. arm 62 will immediately push the pin it into blocking position, preventing downward movement of the movable arm M.

Once the blade arm M has been lowered from its up or non-operating into operative position, the pin ll is prevented from moving to the right of the curved end of the, extension 69; hence the tapered nose Hi of the pin H would be kept in the tapered recess.l2 if the operative released the knob 64 at any time after the blade arm 64 began its downward stroke. In otherwords, once the blade 43 has begun its downward stroke the guard plate 65 is held in its downward or safety position by the mechanism shown sothat the operative could not get his fingers in the cutting region. However, when the downward stroke of the blade arm 44 hasbeen completed and said arm is released, then" after it reaches its upward non-operating position, the crank arm 62 can be raised and move the pin ll into its blocking position, since the curved end of extension 69 is then no longer in position to block-movement of pin H.

In the following I will describe my new methodand means of gauging the sleeve so as to make the tack and trim the bottom ends of the sleeve in proper relationship to each other, and to the other parts of the sleeve. One of the significant factors inthis connection is that the effective length of the finished vent must not be less than something like inches in order to permit opening of the cuff for ironing, but

. the total length of finished vent determines the amount of material which must be used in the strip forming the facing. This point is more important than appears on the surface because these facing strips, if not too long, can be taken out of certain places in the spread which would otherwise be waste, e. g. armholes, but the length of the strip must be restricted in order to effect such economies in cutting. Hence the stitching l9 shown in Figures 3 and 4 must be as close as possible to the crotch 18, as the distance from the stitching I9 to the crotch l8 represents added strip material which is useless as far as the garment is concerned.

Another problem which must be faced in this connection is that the sleeve must be easily and quickly applicable to the machine and to the gauging means so that there will be no unnecessary loss of production time in inserting the work into the machine.

Still another problem is to permit quick and easy change-over from right to left sleeve and vice versa. To solve these problems I have developed the means and methods for gauging shown in Figures 8 to 14.

Reference to Figure 14 will make clear the form of the gauging means and its relationship to the clamp or presser foot 25. In this figure, the gauging member is shown at 32, the opening in the presser foot 25 is shown at 26, and the teeth of the presser foot are schematically indicated by the short-dashed lines 15.

Figures 10 and 11 are a plan view and a side elevation, respectively, of the gauging member 32. It will be noted that it consists of a relatively long, thin and narrow tongue '16 which is shown in cross-section to an enlarged scale in Figure 12. In practice this tongue may he, say A" wide and g g to 1%" thick. This long tongue is inserted into the vent I i by sliding the sleeve, which has previously been folded into proper position as shown in Figure 3, over it. The sleeve is then pulled toward the tongue E6 so that the crotch It abuts against the tongue 16, which thereby determines the longitudinal position of the entire sleeve relative to the needle and to the cutting edge (see Figure 12).

To determine the lateral position of the sleeve, the gauging member 32 is provided with wings ll. After the tongue '16 is inserted into the vent H and after the sleeve is pulled against the tongue. the entire sleeve is pushed on the tongue until the edge of the facing [3 contacts the wings 11, as shown in Figure 14.

However, it is to be noted that the sleeve itself can be folded over wings 11 so as to form a small pleat in the sleeve as indicated at 18 in Figure 4.

The gauging member 32 is bent over on itself to form a hairpin-like spring shown at 19 At the end of the spring 19 is a threaded hole by means of which the gauging member 32 is fastened to the presser foot 25. Proper location of the gauging member 32 with respect to the presser foot 25 is effected by means of a slot shown at 8| in Figures 8 and 9 into which the end of the spring part 19 fits snugly. The screw 82 holds the gauging member 32 in its position. It is made so that it can be readily changed from one side of the presser foot to the other to take care of right and left sleeves. Even though the gauging memher is made thin still it occupies appreciable thickness, and hence the teeth on the presser foot 25 are at different levels in the front and rear as shown in Figure 12.

When the vent l l is pushed over the tongue l6 and slid to the left so as to contact the wings ll it must also pass under the presser foot 25. This operation of inserting is performed, of course, when the presser foot is raised. In this position the tongue 76 must, therefore, be free of the presser foot as shown in Figure 9; on the other hand, the presser foot 25 must press firmly on the work when it is in the lowered or operating position. For this reason the gauging member 32 incorporates the above described spring part it in order to permit the different positions required of the tongue 13 relative to the teeth T5 of the presser foot 25.

After the stitching operation is performed, it will be seen that the whole sleeve can be slid off the gauging member 32 when the presser foot 25 is raised again. In other words, the gauging means are constructed so as not to sew the sleeve to the gauge.

After the crotch [8 has been pulled against the tongue 16 and pushed over to contact the wings H, the ends of the sleeve are straightened out so as to extend up to or beyond the cutting edge of the blade 34. During this operation the guard plate 65 and the elastic fingers 67 are in the raised position shown in Figure 7. When the ends of the sleeve have been properly set with respect to the cutting blade 34, the arm 52 is lowered into its clamping position. This moves the elastic fingers 61 into contact with the work close to the cutting edge, as indicated in Figure 5, and likewise prevents access of the operatives fingers to the cutting edge. This operation also allows the blocking pin 'H to be withdrawn so that as soon as the arm 62 is lowered to the operating position the operative may lower the blade arm 44 so as to trim the ends of the sleeve. Moreover, as soon as the guard plate 65 is lowered to clamping position, the operative can press the starting pedal of the tacking machine so as to start the stitching operation to make the stitching [9. Thus, the operation of trimming the sleeves is performed substantially while the sewing operation is going on or so quickly before the start of sewing as to involve no appreciable loss of time.

Motions of the crank arm 62 and blade arm M should be suitably limited both for downward and upward position. Figure 13 shows an adjusting screw 83 locked by nut 84 which adjustably limits the lower position of the arm 62. The upper position of arm 62 is limited by a bolt 85 which is 88 having clamping nut 89 and head 93. The upward position of thearm 44 is limited by contact between the plate38 and the extension 69 of arm 44 a sh ni-nFisu Tacking machines are built with a variety of cam mechanisms and associated parts to make a varietyof tacks. The machine illustrated in the accompanying drawings makes a tack consisting simply of a short straight row of stitches in the neighborhood of inch in length, or rather a plurality of. such rows superimposed on each othen; However, other forms of tack may be preferred by some manufacturers, for example, a

r. instead of using plain stitches, a form of whip small narrow rectangle, or a small triangle.

stitohcan'be usedsuch asisused in buttonho les on shirts and other garments. My invention is not limited to any particular form of tack.

If the sleeve has been subjected to the manufacturing operations to bring it to the state shown in Figure 2, it will be found that there is in generalan appreciable variation in the length of the faced vent when it is folded into the position shown in Figure 3. For example, it requires careful manufacture to maintain the length of the faced Vent within plus or minus A;-inch of-its intended length. This, or even greater variation,

may occur from sleeve to sleeve in. the same bundle and'is certainly very likely to occur from bundle tobundle in the same lot.

Hence, the distance from the trimming edgeof blade ,;3,4-to the gauging edge of the gauging member 3; cannot be fixed in practice so as to trim all sleeves exactly alike. If a small amount,

say A;inch or so, of the protruding ends l4 and I5 of the sleeve facing of Figure 3 is left protruding after the trimming operation, there is no objection. will occur if the length of vent is A inch or so shorter than the setting of blade 34. On th other hand,.with this same setting,

, if the vent shouldhappentobe say, %3-:iHCh longer then the setting of the blade, then the cutting ally operable cutting means mounted on said bed associated with said holding means for trimming said end portion of said sleeve while held by said holding means.

-.the-blade'fa rm 44 is limited by an adjustable bolt edges will cut into the sleeve as indicated in Figure 14. So long as the amount of sleeve trimmed away does not appreciably exceed 41-inch, it is satisfactory;

If; the cutting blades were made straight, it would be much more ditlicult to trim the sleeve end because then the whole sleeve end would have to be trimmed. By curving the blades as shown, I eliminate the necessity for trimming the entire sleeve end in those cases where the vent comes out ,to be somewhat longer than is proper fora particular setting of the trimming edges. I

WhatI claim is: a

1. apparatus of the character, described comprising a sewing machine having a 'bed, a presser foot and associated stitching mechanism, in combination, gauging means associated with said p resser foot for positioning a portion of a sleeve in proper stitching position; holding means mounted on said bed spaced from andin back of said presserfoot for holding an endpprtion of said sleeve while said f rst sleeve portionis held y s i Dr s e p o er stitch nenos n intimat s 1,.hnsaid .eausinene ns; a andilmglnun- 2. In appaliatus for-forming a tack by stitching near the crotch of the ventof a sleeve and trimming the end portion of said sleeve at the open end of said vent, in combination, a machine bed; a, presser foot mounted for movement parallel to the plane of said bed along a path conforming to the shape ofsaid tack; a stitching mechanism associated with said presser foot; gauging means mounted onsaid presser foot for engaging thecrotch of said vent and thus positioning said sleeve with; said vent in proper stitching position; acarrier member mounted on said machine bed in back of said presser foot and slidabl in a horizontal plane in direction approximately parallel to the positioned vent; means for securing said carrier member in adjusted position to said bed; a support mounted on said carrier member for supporting an end portion of said sleeve; a stationary transverse cutting member mounted on said carrier member adjacent to said support and adjustable by movement of said carrier mem.- ber to make its distance from said gauging means substantially equal to the length of the positioned vent; movable clam-ping means for clamping said end portion of said sleeve to said support along said open end of said vent, said clamping means mounted on said carrier member movably between releasing position spaced from said support and clamping position pressing said; end portion of said sleeve against said support; a movable cutting member for trimming by co.- action with said stationary cutting member said end portion of said sleeve, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member movably between non-operative and operative positions; guard means mounted on said movable clamping means movable together Withthe same so as to prevent access to the cutting edges of said cutting members while said clamping means are in clamping position; first interlocking means permitting movement of said movable cutting member from non-operative into operative position only while said movable clamping means are in clamping position; second interlocking means permitting movement of said movable clamping means for clamping into releasing position only while said movable cutting member is in nonoperative position; and spring means combined with said movable cutting member permanently tending to move the same from operative into non-operative position.

3. In apparatus for formng a tack by stitching near the crotch of the vent of a sleeve and trimming the end portion of said sleeve at the open end of said vent, in combination, a machine bed; a presser foot mounted for movement parallel tothe plane of said bed along a path conforming to the shape of said tack; a stitching mechanismassociated with said presser foot; gauging means mounted on said presser foot for engaging the crotch of said vent and thus positioning said sleeve with:said vent in proper stitching position; a support mounted on said machine bed spaced from and in back of said presser foot at a distance substantially equal to the length of said vent; means forclamping said end portion of said sleeveadjacent said open end of said vent to said support; and cutting means mounted on said machinebed for trimming-said end portion of said sleeve at said open end of said vent while ,theld by. sa d cl mpin eans.

amuse ii 4. in apparatus for forming a tack by stitching near the crotch of the vent of a sleeve and trimthing the end portion of said sleeve at the open end of said vent, in combination, a machine bed; a presser foot mounted for movement parallel to the plane of said bed along a path conforming to the shape of said tack; a stitching mechanism associated with said pressure foot; gauging means associated with said presser foot for engaging the crotch of said vent and thus positioning said sleeve with said vent in proper stitching position; a carrier member mounted on said machine bed in back ofsaid presser foot and slidably in a horizontal plane in direction approximately parallel to the positioned vent; means for securing said carrier member in adjusted position to said bed; a support mounted on said carrier member also in back of said presser foot for supporting an end portion of said sleeve; a stationary transverse cutting member mounted on said carrier member adjacent to said support and adjustable by movement of said carrier membe'rtomakeits distance from said gauging means substantially equal to the length of the positioned vent; movable clamping means for clamping said end portion of said sleeve to said support adjacent said I open end of said vent, said clamping means mounted on said carrier member movable between releasingposition spaced from said support and clamping position pressing said end portion of said sleeve against said support; a movable cutting'member for trimming by co-action with said stationary cutting member said end portion of said sleeve, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member movably between non-operative and operative positions; guard means mounted on said movable clamping means movable together with the same so as to prevent access to the cutting edges of said cutting members while said clamping means are in clamping positionyfirst interlocking means 'permitting movement of said movable cutting memher from non-operative into operativeposition only while said movable clamping means are inclamping position; and second interlocking means permitting movement ofsaid movable clamping means from clamping into releasing position'only while said movable cutting member is in nonoperative position. I

5. In apparatus for forming a tack by stitching near the crotch of the vent of a sleeve and trimming the end portion of said sleeve at the open end of said vent, in combination, a machine bed; a presser foot mounted for movement parallel to the plane of said bed along a path conforming to the shape of said tack; a stitching mechanism associated with said presser foot; gauging means her also in back of said presser foot for supporting an end portion of said sleeve; a stationary transverse cutting member mounted on said carrier member adjacent to said support and adjustable by movement of said carrier member to make its distance from'said gauging means substantially equal to the length of'the positioned vent; movable clamping means" for clamping said- I end portion of said sleeve to'said support along 'tive and operative positions;

said open endof said vent, said clamping means mounted on said carrier member movable between releasing position spaced from saidsupport and clamping position pressing said end portion of said sleeve against said support; a movable cutting member for trimming by co-action with said stationary cutting member said endportion of said sleeve, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member movably between non-operaguard means mounted on said movable clamping means movabletogether with the same so as to prevent access to the cutting edges of said cutting members while said clamping means are in clamping position; and interlocking means permitting movement of said movable cutting member from nonoperative into operative position only while said movable clamping means are in clamping position.

6. In apparatus for forming a tack bystitching near the crotch of the vent of a sleeve and trimming the end portion of said sleeve at the open end of said vent, in combination, a machine bed; a presser foot mounted for movement parallel to the plane of said bed along a path conforming to the shape of said tack; a stitching mechanism associated with said presser foot; gauging means mounted on said presser foot for engaging the crotch of said vent and thus positioning said sleeve with said vent in proper stitching position; a carrier member mounted on said machine bed in backof said presser foot and slidably in a horizontal plane in direction approximately parallel to the positioned vent; means for securing said carrier member in adjusted position to said bed; a support mounted on said carrier member'also in back of said presser foot for supporting an end portion of said sleeve; a stationary transverse cutting member mounted on said carrie member adjacent to said support and adjustable by movement of said carrier member to make its distance from said gauging means substantially equal to the length of the positioned vent; movable clamping means for clamping said end portion of said sleeve to said support adjacent said open end of said vent, said clamping means mounted on said carrier member movable between releasing position spaced from said support and clamping position pressing said end portion of said sleeve against said support; a movable cutting member for trimming by co-action withfsaid stationary cutting member said end'p'ortion of said sleeve, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member pmovably between non-operative and operative positions; guard means mounted on said movable clamping means movable together with the same so as to prevent access to the cutting edges of said cutting members while said clamping means ;are in clamping position; and' interlocking means permitting movement of said movable clamping means from clamping into releasing position only while said movable cutting member is in nonoperative position. i

7. In apparatus for forming a tack by stitching near the crotch of the vent of a sleeve and trimming the end portion of said sleeve at the open end of said vent, in combination, a machine bed; a presser foot mounted for movement parallel'to the plane of said bed along a path conforming'to-the shape of said tack; a stitching mechanism associated with said-presser foot; gauging mean-smounted on said presser foot for engaging the cro'tch ofs'aid vent and thus posi-,-

tionings'aid sleevwith said' vent in proper stitchingiposition; a carrier member mountedon-said machine bed in back of said ,presserioot. and slidably in a horizontal plane in direction approximately parallel to, the positioned vent; means for securing said carrier member in ad-, justed position to said bed; asupport mounted on said carrier member also in back of said presser foot for supporting an endportion ofsaid sleeve; a stationary transverse cuttingqmem ber mounted. on said carrier member adjacent to said support and adjustable by; movement of said carriermember to make its distancetfrom saidgauging means substantially equal to .the length of they 1105i! tioned vent; movable .clampingmeans for clamping saidend portion of said sleeveto said support along said open endof said vent, said clamping means mountedon said carrier member movable betweenreleasing positionspacedfrom said support and clamping position pressing .said end portion of saidsleeveagainst said support; a movable cutting member for trimming by coaction with said stationary cutting-member said end portion of said sleeve, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member movably betweennon-operative and operativepositions; and guard-means mountedon said-movable clamping means movable together withthe-same so as to prevent access to the cutting edges of said cutting members while said clamping means are in clamping position. i i

8. In apparatus for forminga tack by stitching near the crotch of the ventof a sleeve and trimming the end portion ofsaid sleeve-at the open end of said vent, in combination,amachine bed; a a presser foot mounted for movement parallel to the plane of said bed along a path-conforming to the shape of said tack; a stitching mechanism associated with saidpresser foot; gauging means mounted on said presser -foot for engaging the crotch of said .vent and thus positioning said sleeve withsaid vent in proper stitching position; a carrier member mountedon said machine bed in back of said presser foot and slidablyina horizontal plane in direction approximately parallel to-the positioned vent; meansfor securing-said carrier member. in adjusted position-to said bed; a support mounted on said carrier member also in back of said presser foot-for-supporting'an end portion of said sleeve; a stationary transverse cutting member mounted on said carrier member adjacent to said support and adjustable by movement of said carrier member to make its distance from saidgauging meanssubstantially equal to the length ofthe positioned vent; movable clamping meansfor clamping said end portion of said'sleeve to said support adjacent said open end of said vent, said clamping means mounted on saidcarrier member movable'between releasing position spacedirom' said support and clamping position pressing said end portion of said sleeve against said support; and a movable cutting member for trimming by coaction with said stationary cutting member said end portion of said sleeve, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member movably between non-operative and operative positions.

9. In apparatus for forming a tack by stitching near thecrctch of the-vent of a sleeve and trimming the end portion of said sleeve at the-open endlof said vent, in combination, a machine bed; a presseri foot m'ounted for movementparallel to the plane of said b-ed along a path conforming to the shape of. said tack; a stitching mechanism associated with said \presser foot; gaugingimeans mounted onxsaid presser .ioot for engaging the crotch of said vent and thus positioning said sleeve with said vent in proper stitching position; a support mounted on said machine bed in back of saidpresser foot for supporting an end portion of said sleeve; a stationary transverse cutting member mounted on said machine bed adjacent to said support; movable clamping means for clampingsaid end portion of said sleeve to said support along said open end of said vent, said clamping means mounted on said machine bed m'ovably between releasing position spaced from said support and clamping position pressing said end portion of said sleeve against said support; a movable cutting member for trimming by coaction with said stationary cutting member said end portion of said sleeve, said cutting member mounted on said machine bed movably between non-operative and operative positions; guard means mounted on said movable clamping means movable together with the same so as to prevent access to the cutting edges of said cutting members while said clamping means are in clamping position; first interlocking means permitting movement of said movable cutting member from non-operative into operative position only while said movable clamping means are in clamping position; second interlocking means permitting movement of said movable clamping means from clamping into releasing position only while said movable cutting member is in non-operative position; and spring means combined with said movable cutting member permanently tending to move the same from operative into non-operative position.

10. In apparatus for forming a tack by stitching near the crotch of the vent of a sleeve and trimming the end portion of said sleeve at the open end of said vent, in combination, a machine bed; a presser foot mounted for movement parallel to the plane of said bed along a path conforming to the shape of said tack; a stitching mechanism associated with said presser foot; gauging means mounted on said presser foot for engaging the crotch of said vent and thus positioning said sleeve with said vent inproper stitching position; a support mounted on said machine bed in back 01" said presser foot for supporting an end portion of said sleeve; a stationary transverse cutting member mounted on said machine bed adjacent to said support; movable clamping means for clamping said end portion of said sleeve to said support adjacent said open end of said vent, said clamping means mounted on said machine bed movably between releasing position spaced from said support and clampingposition pressing said end portionof said sleeve against said support; amoVab-le cuttting member for trimming by coaction with said stationary cutting member said end portion of said sleeve, said cutting member mounted on said machine bed mov-ably between non-operative and operative positions; guard means mounted on said movable clamping means movable together with the same so as to prevent accessto the cutting edges of said cutting memhere while said clamping means are in clamping position; first interlocking means permitting movement of said movable cutting member from non-operative into operative position only while said movable clamping means are in clamping position; and second interlocking means permitting movement of said movable clamping means from clamping into releasing position only while said movable cuttingmember is in non-operative position.

11. In apparatnsifor forming a ,tackby stitcl ing n ar the crotch of the vent of a sleeve and trimming the end portion of said sleeve at the open end of said vent, in combination, a machine bed; a presser foot mounted for movement parallel to the plane of said bed along a path conforming to the shape of said tack; a stitching mechanism associated with said presser foot; gauging means mounted on said presser foot for engaging the crotch of said vent and thus positioning said sleeve with said vent in proper stitching position; a support mounted on said machine bed in back of said presser footfor supporting an end portion of said sleeve; a stationary transverse cutting member mounted on said machine bed adjacent to said support; movable clamping means for clamping said end portion of said sleeve to said support adjacent said open end of said vent, said clamping means mounted on said machine bed movably between releasing position spaced from said support and clamping position pressing said end portion of said sleeve against said support; amovable cutting member for trimming by coaction with said stationary cutting member said end portion of said sleeve, said cutting member mounted on said machine bed movably between non-operative and operative positions; and guard means mounted onsaid movable clamping means movable together with the same so as to prevent access to the cutting edges of said cutting members while said clamping means are in clamping position;

12. In apparatus for forming a tack by stitching near the crotch of the vent of a sleeve and trimming the end portion of said sleeve along the open end of said vent, in combination, a machine bed; a presser foot mounted for move ment parallel to the plane Of said bed along a path conforming to the shape of said tack; a stitching mechanism associated with said presser foot; gauging means mounted on said presser foot for engaging the crotch of said vent and thus positioning said sleeve with said vent in proper stitching position; a support mounted on said machine bed in back of said presser foot for supporting an end portion of said sleeve; a stationary transverse cutting member mounted on said machine bed adjacent to said support; movable clamping means for clamping said end portion of said sleeve to said support adjacent said open end of said vent, said clamping means mounted on said machine bed movably between releasing position spaced from said support and clamping position pressing said end portion of said sleeve against said support; and a movable cutting member for trimming by co-action with said stationary cutting member said end portion of said sleeve, said cutting member mounted on said machine bed movably between non-operative and operative positions.

13. In apparatus of the character described including a sewing machine having a machine bed, a presser foot and associated stitching mechanism, in combination, gauging means mounted on said presser foot for positioning a portion of a'garment in proper stitching position; a carrier member mounted on said machine bed in back of said presser foot and slidably in a horizontal plane; means for securing said carrier member in adjusted position to said machine bed; a support mounted on said carrier member also in back of said presser foot for supporting another portion of said garment while said first garment portion is held by said presser foot in proper stitching position determined by said gauging means; a stationary cutting member mounted on said carrier member adjacent to said support; movable clamping means for clamping said other portion of said garment to said support, said clamping means mounted on said carrier member movably between releasing position spaced from said support and clamping position pressing said other portion of said garment against said support; a movable cutting member for cutting by co-action with said stationary cutting member said other portion of' said garment, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member movably between non-operative and operative positions; guard means mounted on said movable clamping means movable together with the same so as to prevent access to the cutting edges of said cutting members while said clamping means are in clampin position; first interlocking means permitting movement of said movable cutting members from non-operative into operative position only While said movable'clamping means are in clamping position; second interlocking means permitting movement of said movable clamping means for clamping into releasing position only While said movable cutting member is in non-operative position; and spring means combined with said movable cutting member permanently tending to move the same from operative into non-operative position.

14. In apparatus Of the character described including a sewing machine having a machine bed,'a presser foot and associated stitching mechanism, in combination, gauging means mounted on said presser foot for positioning a portion of a garment in proper stitching position; a carrier member mounted on said machine bed in back of said presser foot and slidably in a horizontal plane; means for securing said carrier member in adjusted position to said machine bed; a support-mounted on said carrier member also in back of said presser foot for supporting another portion of said garment while said first garment portion is held by said presser foot in proper stitching position determined by said gaugin means; a stationary cutting member mounted on said carrier member adjacent to said support; movable clamping means for clamping said other portion of said garment to said support, said clamping means mounted on said carrier member movably between releasin position spaced from said support and clamping position pressing said other portion of said garment against said support; a movable cutting member for cutting by co-action with said stationary cutting member-said otherportion of said garment, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member movably between non-operative and operative positions; and guard means mounted on said movable-clamping means movable together with the same so as to prevent access to the cutting edges of said cutting member while said clamping means are in clamping position.

15. In apparatus of the character described including a sewing machine having a machine bed, a presser foot and associated stitching mechanism, in combination, gauging means mounted on said presser foot for positioning a portion of a garment in proper stitching position; a carrier member mounted on said machine bed in back of said presser foot and slidably in a horizontal plane; means for securing said carrier member in adjusted position to said machine bed; a support mounted on said carrier member also in back of said presser foot for supporting another portion'of said garment while said first garment portion is held by said'presser foot in proper stitching position determined by said gauging said other portion of said garment against said support; and a movable cutting member for outmember said other portion of said garment, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member movably between non-operative and operative positions.

16. In apparatus of the character described including a sewing machine having a machine bed, a presser foot for holding a portion of a garment and associated stitching mechanism, in combination, a carrier member mounted on said machine bed in back of said presser foot and slidably in a horizontal plane; means for securing said carrier member in adjusted position to said machine bed; a support mounted on said carrier member also in back of said presser foot for supporting another portion of said garment while said first garment portion is held by said presser foot; a stationary cutting member mounted on said carrier member adjacent to said support; movable clamping means for clamping said other portion of said garment to said support, said clamping means mounted on said carrier member movably between releasing position spaced from said support and clamping position pressing said other portion of said garment againstsaid support; a movable cutting member for cutting by co-action with said stationary cutting member said other portion of said garment, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member movably between non-operative and operative positions; guard means mounted on said movable clamping means movable together with the same so as to prevent access to the cutting edges of said cutting members while said clamping means are in clamping position; first interlocking means permitting movement of said movable cutting member from non-operative into operative position only while said movable clamping means are in clamping position; and second interlocking means permitting movement of said movable clamping means from clamping into releasing position only while said movable cutting member is in non-operative position.

, 17. In apparatus of the character described including a sewing machine having a machine bed, a presser foot for holding a portion of a garment and associated stitching mechanism, in

combination, a carrier member in back of said presser foot mounted on said machine bed slidably in a horizontal plane; means for securing said carrier member in adjusted position to said machine bed; a, support mounted on said carrier member also in back of said presser foot for supting by co-action with said stationary cutting 18 porting another portion of said garment while said first garment portion is held by said presser foot; a stationary cutting member mounted on said carrier member adjacent to said support; movable clamping means for clamping said other portion of said garment to said support, said clamping means mounted on said carrier member movably between releasing position spaced from said support and clamping position pressing said other portion of said garment against said support; and a movable cutting member for cutting by co-action with said stationary cutting member said other portion of said garment, said cutting member mounted on said carrier member movably between non-operative and operative positions.

1 8. In apparatus of the character described comprising a sewing machine having a bed, a

- presser foot and associated stitching mechanism,

in combination, gauging means associated with said presser foot for positioning a portion of a sleeve in proper stitching position; a support mounted on said bed in back of and spaced from said presser foot for supporting an end portion of said sleeve while said first sleeve portion is held by said presser foot in proper stitching position determined by said gauging means; movable clamping means associated with said support for clamping said end portion of said sleeve to said support; and manually operable cutting means mounted on said bed and associated with said support and said clamping means for trimming said end portion of said sleeve while clamped by said clamping means to said support. v

19. In apparatus of the character described for forming a row of stitches near the crotch of a vent in transverse direction to said vent including a sewing machine having a stitching mechanism and a feed mechanism movable in said transverse direction, in combination, a lower clamping member; an opposite releasable upper clamping member, both of said clamping members forming part of said apparatus and mounted for movement in unison by said feed mechanism in said transverse direction; and an elongated resilient U-shaped gauging member having two parallel legs and secured at the free end of one of said legs to said upper clamping member and extending with its other leg in said transverse direction in a plane between said clamping members so that said other leg of said gauging member is adapted to engage the crotch of said vent and hold the same in proper stitching position.

BENJAMIN LIEBOWITZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,286,113 Robinson Nov. 26, 1918 1,463,262 Gray July 31, 1923 

